Daniel 12: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Daniel 12 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Michael will stand up to deliver the children of your people during a time of trouble, unmatched in history (v. 1). Many who have died will awaken, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt (v.

Key verse

“Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.”
Daniel 12:3 (WEB)

Outline

Daniel 12:1 Michael's Role in Deliverance
Daniel 12:2 Resurrection and Judgment
Daniel 12:3 Wisdom and Righteousness
Daniel 12:4 Sealing the Prophecies
Daniel 12:5–7 Inquiry About Timing
Daniel 12:8–10 Understanding the Vision
Daniel 12:11–13 Future Blessings and Daniel’s Rest

Discussion questions

In v1, who is described as the 'great prince' standing for God's people?
What will happen to many who sleep in the dust according to v2?
The phrase 'time, times, and a half' in v7: what might this suggest about the duration of trouble?
In v9, why does the man clothed in linen tell Daniel that the words are sealed?
When have you experienced a time of trouble that tested your faith as described in v1?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Daniel 12: Daniel 8, Daniel 11, Matthew 24.

Before next time: read Hosea 1.